Take It Inside

(S. Van Zandt)
 Try to understand
 Before you judge
 Now I'm the kind of man
 That looks before he touch
 But I ain't never touched nothin'
 That didn't hit me back, oh no
 And the way we live is the way we die
 How bad do you want it?
 How hard do you try?
 You don't ask no questions
 You don't find out why
 As you watch your life pass you by
 You've got to take it inside
 Take it inside
 Take it inside
 Take it inside
 Now I do believe
 A wound heals if you let it
 I can learn to forgive
 But I will never forget it
 You call my name
 And like a fool I'm back again
 And I'm watching you die girl
 A little at a time
 While I stay hard pretending
 That I don't mind
 I turn my head
 But I can't deny
 The hurt that I try to hide
 You got to take it inside
 Take it inside
 Take it inside
 Take it inside
 It's your life, girl
 I can't take you there
 I try to help
 But you're still nowhere
 I tell myself, girl
 That I don't care
 I still can't let it ride
 Blue Midnight Music ASCAP